Asked often
The things people ask before, during and after their first dub.
Is it free?
Yes. There's nothing to buy and no account to make. The site is kept running by donations from players who want to keep the lights on — a donor gets a small gold mark next to their name and a few extra reactions in the room, and nothing is locked behind it.
Do I need an account?
No. You can dub, watch and vote with nothing at all. If you want to post to the gallery or appear on the leaderboard, you claim a name — a name and a secret that live in your browser. There's no email, no password reset; if you clear your browser's data, the name is gone. Treat it like a high-score initials entry, because that's what it is.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes — every playing surface is built for phones first, including the microphone. Safari on iPhone and Chrome on Android both work. Headphones help a great deal on a phone, because the guide track can be louder without the mic hearing it.
What is Dub Roulette?
You're paired with whoever else is online, the scene's lines are split between you, and you both record live without hearing each other until the premiere. It's the game's namesake. If you'd rather choose your partner, open a Private Room and send the code.
Who can see my dub?
Only you, until you post it. Posting puts it in the public gallery, where anyone can watch, vote and comment on it, and where it counts toward your profile and the leaderboards. You can delete a posted dub any time from its page.
My take came out late. Why?
Almost every take does, a little — you hear the line arrive and then react, and your mic adds its own delay on top. Two settings fix it: a longer count-in, so you're anticipating the line rather than chasing it, and a bigger head start, which rolls the picture slightly ahead of the recorder so a reaction-late take lands on time. Start with the head start; it's the one designed for exactly this.
I can still hear the original actor under my dub.
Two different things can cause that. While you're recording, the original line plays quietly on purpose — that's the guide, there so you can match its rhythm — and you can turn it down or off in the mic settings. If you hear it in the finished dub, the scene's mix is at fault: most scenes have the dialogue on its own track so it can be muted cleanly, but a few only have the full mix, and a little of the voice survives under the music. Every premiere has a "Mix sounds off" button; press it and the scene gets looked at.
In a room, the sound didn't line up with the picture.
Each player's takes are pinned to their line's start on the scene's own clock, so the cut itself can't drift — but a take recorded late lands late, and with two people that happens twice as often. The head start setting is there for exactly this. If it's your voice that's off, raise the head start; if it's your partner's, they need to. If it's the whole thing sliding against the picture, that's a bug: write in and say which scene.
Why is my score always around 60?
Because that's where nearly every dub lands — the score measures rhythm and timing, not whether you sounded like the actor, and its middle is deliberately generous. The score page explains exactly what it measures and why the top grades are effectively unreachable. Chase it on retakes of the same scene; don't read it as a review.
Can I dub in another language?
Yes, in any language you like — the original dialogue is muted, so nothing about the scene requires English. When you post, you can tag the language you performed in, and the gallery shows it on the tile.
Can I download my dub?
Yes. After the premiere you can download the finished cut, whether or not you post it.
Can I add a scene?
Yes. The scene builder lets you pick a clip, mark where each line starts and ends, name the characters, and submit it to the library. Submissions are reviewed before they go live.
Where do the scenes come from?
They're short excerpts from films, shows and videos, used as the basis for parody — the whole point is that you replace the performance with your own. The films belong to their studios; Dub-Off has no affiliation with any of them and doesn't claim otherwise. Scenes marked 18+ in the app are kept off this site. Rights holders who'd like something removed can write to complaints@dub-off.com.
What are levels?
Finishing rooms and posting dubs earns experience, and experience climbs a ladder of twenty levels. Each rung unlocks something small — a reaction sound you can play in a live room, a new face for your avatar. Your level colours your name across the site, from the dim of a newcomer up through cyan, lime and magenta to gold. It's a way to see who's been around; it doesn't gate anything you need to play.
Something's broken.
Tell us: support@dub-off.com. Mention your browser and whether you were on a phone — most recording problems come down to one or the other.